SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

scholar-gentry

  • Why did Xun Yu choose Cao Cao? [Three Kingdoms]

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    Rob

    The most renowned strategists of the Three Kingdoms period include core figures such as Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and Jia Xu. They were celebrated for their outstanding strategic planning, military tactics, and political acumen, playing a decisive role in shaping the geopolitical landscape of the Three Kingdoms.

  • Cao Cao’s Stigma and Springboard [Three Kingdoms]

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    Rob

    While later generations often portray Cao Cao as a self-made man, his family background and clan support were indispensable factors in his success. Records of the Three Kingdoms document his lineage, whereas Romance of the Three Kingdoms’ narrative downplays this influence. Modern studies highlight that his familial ties and clan networks were among the…

  • The rescue of Kong Rong by Liu Bei [Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    In 193 AD, though the main wave of the Yellow Turban Rebellion had been suppressed, scattered remnants continued to wreak havoc across the Han Empire. Kong Rong, serving as the Chancellor of Beihai Commandery (in modern-day Shandong), found himself at the center of a dire crisis.

  • The betrayal of Chen Gong [Three Kingdoms]

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    Rob

    Chen Gong played a crucial role in Cao Cao’s early rise to power. When Liu Dai, the Inspector of Yan Province(Yanzhou), was killed in battle against the Yellow Turban rebels in 192 AD, a power vacuum emerged. Chen Gong, a native scholar-official of Yan Province and a man of high moral standing, took decisive…